Shrinkages in heavy-sized cast components of nodular cast iron – NDT and fatigue

Material defects like shrinkages, dross, pores and chunky graphite are likely to occur in thick-walled castings and are a challenge for the foundries and their customers. These defects are mostly detected with handheld ultrasonic testing (UT) or X-ray analysis. Within a research project done at the...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Bleicher Christoph, Kaufmann Heinz, Wagener Rainer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EDP Sciences 2014-06-01
Series:MATEC Web of Conferences
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/20141206002